barnstormed

past tense of barnstorm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormed
Verb
  • There, buffalo roamed free within the ancient ruins of Magna Graecia in the low, alluvial plains just outside of Naples.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.
    Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Periodically, Bhasin interrupted the sounds of birds, rain, and jungle life to offer encouraging words to his audience—a small group, nestled on mismatched sofas and chairs, and a couple who’d wandered in for some soup.
    Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • And during those six months in the wilderness, my mind frequently wandered back to idyllic childhood days in her backyard — the smell of fresh mown grass and the music of wind chimes kissing my ears.
    Brad Ryan, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Little wonder, then, that when the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama offered a feel-good lifeboat in the ongoing NBA Finals, so many sports fans hopped aboard.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
  • Hanson was signed by Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League in 2024, then hopped across the Atlantic Ocean for a season-long stint with Treaty United in the League of Ireland First Division.
    Shaun Goodwin June 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump toured the facility just two days before it was opened last summer.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Feldman also toured with nü metal band Limp Bizkit as an opening act in 2024.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Bryan Poehler was Keller’s coach during the back-to-back reign, and Christina Gwyn-Barton, a former Keller player, coached from 2018 to 2023 before Cribbs took over.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
  • Dooley, an attorney who coached football at the University of Tennessee and is the son of legendary University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, won around 30% of the vote last month.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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“Barnstormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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